Piano Became My Confessor — Jean-Michel Blais

Jean-Michel Blais on his music, his Tourette’s, and finding his Steinway Sound.
By Justin D. Joffe

Chang-Yong Shin — Musical Expression

Pianist ChingYong Shin on grappling with the Classical repertoire
By Ben Finane

Freezing a Moment of Infinite Possibility

Pianist Jeremy Denk on the stakes of recording Bach’s Goldberg Variations
By Thomas May

The Humanist — Murray Perahia

Murray Perahia discusses the pull of Bach, the invention Of Haydn, his love for Mozart, editing the Beethoven Sonatas, the influence Of Heinrich Schenker, and the importance Of rubato.
By Ben Finane

Competition as Community

Barn-raising with the American Pianists Association in Indianapolis.
By Lara Downes

Table for One

Menahem Pressler embarks on a solo career after a lifetime spent playing with others.
By Stuart Isacoff

A Ceaseless Flow of Invention

Marc-André Hamelin reveals the unexpected.
By Bradley Bambarger

Peter Serkin — A Strange Trip Indeed

Peter Serkin: A Strange Trip Indeed
By Daniel Felsenfeld

Crowd Favorite

Outsider pianist Lucas Debargue Revitalizes the classics.
By Brian Wise

Sheep May Safely Groove

J.S. Bach, Jazzman
By Damian Fowler

In Real Time

Rising pianist Christian Sands on playing jazz 

By Ben Finane

Cheesy Compositions

A pianist finds fulfillment in the rhythm of a dairy.
By Kristine Jannuzz

Downtown, You're Legendary

Now eighty, a look back at the Village Vanguard’s unlikely path
By Jed Distler

Drawn to Brahms

Cellist Zuill Bailey and pianist Awadagin Pratt find a connection.
By Donald Rosenberg

Playing the Barre

The invisible but indispensable ballet rehearsal pianist.
By Marcia Adair

Portrait of a Portraitist

The Life and Times of Virgil Thomson
By Jed Distler

Brahms’ Third Piano Concerto?

Pianist–arranger Dejan Lazič transforms the Brahms Violin Concerto into a work for his instrument.
By Bradley Bambarger

Power Trio

Lang Lang, Mischa Maisky and Vadim Repin tackle the Russians.
By Damian Fowler

Writing at the Piano

The piano as quintessential machine for songwriting
By Damian Fowler

Built to Last

Chopin turns two hundred, with authority.
By Jed Distler